SLS Benefits
SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads,/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.
- 24 hour turnaround for legal and professional advice and support specific to school leaders
- Preferential access to high quality Professional Learning
- Network of professional support and advice across the country
- Represented in over 90% of Scottish Secondary Schools and all authorities in Scotland
- Fully affiliated to ASCL (Association of School and Colleges Leaders) and all their services and benefits
- A voice in national education policy including representation on all national education bodies.
Increasingly members are realising the importance of being in the association that speaks exclusively for secondary school leaders. As a school leader you need information that’s relevant to your role as a senior leader. As a result more and more leaders are joining SLS and benefiting from our support.
SLS Engagement
SLS represents the interests of Secondary School Leaders. The association puts forward the views of those who LEAD and so influences decision making at local and national level. You can view what the SLS Team do in representing members by accessing their diaries.
School Leaders Scotland Premier Partners
80
Years supporting school leaders in Scotland
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of Scottish secondary headteachers are members
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Representation in schools in Scotland
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Join now and enjoy REDUCED FEES until 30 June 2021.
Depute Headteacher
£ 21.00
Per Month until end June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Business Managers / Faculty HeadsMost Popular
£ 15.00
Per Month until end of June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Headteachers
£ 28.50
Per Month until end of June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Professional Learning Events
New Events announced – all by Webinar
A wide range of professional learning events developed to meet the needs of school management teams across Scotland. All Professional Learning events are open to members and non members.
Preparing for a Headteacher's Post - all you need to know!
Starts On:
April 26, 2021
2:30 pm
Ends On:
April 26, 2021
4:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Are you an aspiring headteacher with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding required to lead strategic change within a school community ? Find out more at this event aimed at Depute Headteachers who are thinking about the next step in their Leadership journey.
We are delighted to have input from recently appointed Head Teachers from a range of settings and contexts to share their thoughts on :
Motivations for applying for the post of Head Teacher and for moving from one Head Teacher post to another; Professional learning and Personal experiences carried out in preparation for applying; what network supports recently appointed Head Teachers had prior to their appointment; the actual process of submitting applications/interviews and hear about the many and varied experiences and challenges now that they are in post ?
Presenters are :
Pauline Carr, Head Teacher Shawlands Academy, started in January 2020
Stuart Clark, Head Teacher Mearns Castle High School, since August 2020 having previously been Head Teacher at Port Glasgow High School. Craig Paterson, Head Teacher Alness Academy, started January 2021
and
Jemma Playfair, Head Teacher at Kinlochleven High School since November 2020.
Preparing for a Principal Teacher’s post - all you need to know !
Starts On:
May 05, 2021
2:30 pm
Ends On:
May 05, 2021
4:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Are you an aspiring principal teacher ready to take on a curricular or pastoral responsibility ? Are you looking at the GTCS Standard for Leadership and Management ?
We are delighted to have input from recently appointed Principal Teachers both curricular and pastoral to share their thoughts on :
Motivations for applying for the post of Principal Teacher; Implications and reality of moving from the post of Principal Teacher in one school to taking on a Faculty in another; Professional learning and Personal experiences carried out in preparation for applying; what network supports the recently appointed Principal Teachers had prior to their appointment; the actual process of submitting applications/interviews and hear about the many and varied experiences and challenges now that they are in post ?
Presenters are :
Ian Vosser, Faculty Head of Technologies at Braes High School since August 2020, previously Principal Teacher of Technologies at Larkhall Academy
Lynsey Stewart-Young, Principal Teacher of Biology/Curriculum leader at Dalkeith High school and Murray Redford & Jayne Samson, both Pastoral Principal Teachers at Grove Academy, started December 2020.
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Preparing for a Depute Headteacher’s post - all you need to know !
Starts On:
April 29, 2021
2:30 pm
Ends On:
April 29, 2021
4:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Are you an aspiring depute headteacher with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding required to effect change within a school community ? Does your own learning impact on the learning of others ? Find out more at this event aimed at Principal Teachers who are thinking about the next step in their Leadership journey.
We are delighted to have input from recently appointed Depute Head Teachers from a range of settings and contexts to share their thoughts on :
Motivations for applying for the post of Depute Head Teacher; Professional learning and Personal experiences carried out in preparation for applying; what network supports recently appointed Despute Head Teachers had prior to their appointment; the actual process of submitting applications/interviews and hear about the many and varied experiences and challenges now that they are in post ?
Presenters are :
Danielle Hawkins, Depute Head Teacher Douglas Academy, started in January 2020
Craig Ross, Depute Head Teacher Prestwick Academy, since April 2019
Stephen Small, Depute Head Teacher at Deans Community High School, started in November 2020 and David Welsh, Depute Head Teacher Glenrothes High School, since December 2020
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